Cycle-seat.



No. 7|2,05 9. Patented Oct. 28, I902.

E. J. G. GUEBKE.

CYCLE SEAT.

(Application filed Feb, 98. 1901.)

(No Model.)

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EMIL JOHANNES GUSTAV GOERK E, OF NEUMUNSTER, GERMANY, ASSIGNOR TO THEFIRM OF HERMANN SAGER, OF NEUM L NSTER,SCHLESWIG- IIOLSTEIN, GERMANY. g

CYC LE-S EAT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent'No. 712,059, dated October28, 1902. I Application filed February 28, 1901. Serial No. 49,343. 1(No modeL) T0 at whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMIL J OHANNES Gus- TAV GOERKE, a subject of theGerman Emperor, and a resident of Neumiinster, in the Province ofSchleswig-Holstein, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Cycle- Seats, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention has relation to cycle-saddles, and more especially tothat type known as divided saddles; and ithas for its object certainimprovements whereby the two parts or halves of the saddle can beadjusted horizontally to suit the riders seat, and it has for itsfurther object to simplify the construction of theappliances forsupporting the saddle.

In order that my invention may be clearly understood and readily carriedinto effect, I will now proceed to describe the same fully withreference to the accompanying drawings, in which Figures 1, 2, and 3 area side elevation, an inverted plan, and a plan or top, View,respectively, of a cycle-seat embodying my invention. Figs. 4. and 5-area rear elevation and an inverted plan of a modified form ofconstruction.

The seating-cushions or seats proper, a a, Figs. 1 and 3, constructed inan appropriate manner, have a curved or concave front edge, as shown inthe drawings, so arranged as to conform to the shape of the body,especially, also, at the time when the cyclist slightly rises ofi theseat to lean forward, and in this manner to afford a more stable andcomfortable support than the ordinary peaked saddle. Thus it will benoticed that the flator, if required, slightly forwardly inclinedseatingcushions of the seat give as nearly as possible the same elfectas that of an ordinary chair-seat. In the construction shown in thedrawings the two seating-cushions arehinged together at b, and cantherefore be readily adjusted to fit the rider, while by tightening thenut c the said parts are firmly secured in position. To the pivot b isconnected a spring lower ends of the supporting-springs z' of theseating-cushions a a. In order to adjust the width or distance betweenthe cushions, it is only necessary to loosen the nuts and c, and afterhaving properly adjusted the seatingcushions by turning. them around thepivotb the said nuts are tightened to retain the parts in position.

The seat may be secured or fastened to the ordinary saddle-support orsaddle-carrier of the cycle-frame by any convenient means, such as aclip or the like, connected to the supporting-fork f.

In the modified construction shown in Figs. 4 and 5 the springs t aremade in a single piece with the supporting-fork f, and the latter isdirectly fixed to the pivot b of the seating-cushions a a by means ofthe nut c, the spring 9 being dispensed with. In this arrangement thesprings tare formed with slotted ends Z, in-which engage pins attachedto the seating-cushions, secured in the desired position by screw-nuts70.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination with the two halves of a divided cycle-seat and apivot common to both; of a resilient support comprising a fork havingdiverging arms parallel to the seat and adapted to be secured to aseat-post,

springs connected with said fork and the saddle-halves, means foradjusting the latter about their pivot on their supporting-fork, meansfor locking said halves thereto, and a spring connecting said fork withthe aforesaid pivot, substantially as described.

2. The combination with the two halves of a'divided cycle-seat and apivot common to both; of a support comprising a fork having armsparallelwith the plane of the seat and extending under the same, armsdiverging from said support, coiled springs carried by said arms andconnected with the seat-halves, means foradjusting the latter abouttheir pivot, means for locking the same, and a spring connectingthesupport and pivot, substantially as described.

EMIL .JOHANNES GUSTAV GOERKE.

Witnesses:

MAX KAEMPFF, E. H. L. MUMMENHOFF.

